Down to the line
C - G - Bb - F (2x)
C G - Bb - F
1. I've made up my mind,
C
G Bb - F
I've got to get out in a hurry.
C
G - Bb - F
I've stated my case,
C G Bm
- Em
there's
no need to come on with worry.
Am D - Am - D
'Cause I'm a real straight
shooter,
Am
D
- Am - D
and
my boot heels are clean,
Am D - Am - D
I'll always try to do better.
Am D - Am
I don't live in no dream,
D G
I live down to the line !
+ G - D -
C - C - D - G (2x)
G D C C D
G
You know I made it all right (down to the line),
G D C C D G
stayed up all night (down to the line).
G D
C C D G
It's the way to live life (down to the line),
G D
C C D
G
It's the way to live love (down to the line)
+ G - D -
C - C - D - G (2x)
G D C C D G
+ Down to the line, down
to the line !
G D C
C D
G
Sooner or later it gets you
every time !
G - D - C - C - D - G G D
Am
+ Da da da… (2x)
+ Down to the line
+ C - G - Bb - F
C G - Bb - F
2. I found me a way,
C G Bb
- F
to
stand up this way without cryin'.
C G - Bb - F
Now they asked for the key,
C G Bm - Em
but
they're complainin' instead of just tryin'.
Am D - Am - D
'Cause I'm a real straight shooter,
Am
D
- Am - D
and
my boot heels are clean,
Am
D - Am - D
I'll always try to do better.
Am D - Am
I don't live in no dream,
D G
I live down to the line !
+ G - D - C - C - D - G (2x)
G D C C D
G
You know I made it all right (down to the line),
G
D C C D
G
stayed up all night (down to the
line).
G D
C C D
G
It's the way to live love (down to the line),
G D
C C D
G
It's the way to love life (down to the line)
+ G - D - C - C - D - G (2x)
A
E D D E
A
+ Down to the line, down
to the line !
A
E D D E A
Sooner or later it gets you
every time !
A - E - D - D - E - A
+ Da da da… (2x)
A
E Bm G D Em
+ Down to the line. Down to the line.
+ C - G - Bb - F
G
D C C D
G
+ Down to the line, down
to the line !
G
D C C D G
Sooner or later it gets you
every time !
G
D C C D
G
Down to the line, down to the line !
G
D C C D
G
Sooner or later it’s down to
the line.
A - E - D - D - E - A
+ Da da da… (4x, with lyrics
variations)
(orig. moves up a full note to capo 4th here)
A - E - D - D - E - A
+ Da da da… (4x, with lyrics
variations) ….
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Bachmann-Turner
Overdrive)